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Intro to Genetics Why do we look the way we do? Review of DNA and Chromosomes Our DNA wind up neatly into a CHROMOSOME. Chromosomes contain alleles. Alleles are specific gene clusters on a chromosome. Review of DNA and Chromosomes There are 46 individual chromosomes in a human cell. When a person wants to reproduce, half the chromosomes are passed on. 23 from mom 23 from dad Homologous pair You’ll pass on half to your offspring! Chromosome Pair 1 Chromosome Pair 2 Inheritance of chromosomes Egg + sperm zygote meiosis egg zygote sperm fertilization mitosis & development Inheritance of genes After fertilization, you now have a chromosome from each parent. Alleles (genes) may have same information Alleles may be different information eye color (blue or brown?) eye color (blue or brown?) Gene trait from dad Gene trait from mom Inheritance of genes Alleles are inherited separately from each parent Let’s say you have one allele for brown eyes & one allele for blue eyes. The colors are separate & do NOT blend either have brown or blue, no blend Some alleles mask others brown eye color masked blue brown is dominant Genes Dominant Gene – The gene that is expressed Illustrated by a capitol letter Recessive Gene – The gene that is hidden Illustrated by a lower case letter Genes If both parents give you the same gene, we call it homozygous. Purebred Example – Two blue eye genes (bb) Genes If parents give you two different genes on the alleles, we call it heterozygous. Hybrid Example – a brown and a blue (Bb) BUT….which of the two traits will be expressed? Punnett Squares To determine the odds of that traits might be passed on to the offspring, we can do Punnett Square. To do a Punnett Square, you have to know what alleles the parent has. In our example, we will cross two heterozygous people. (Bb) Punnett squares x Bb male / sperm X female / eggs Bb B b BB Bb Bb bb B b Genetics vs. appearance There can be a difference between how an organism looks & its genetics appearance or trait = phenotype brown eyes vs. blue eyes genetic makeup = genotype BB, Bb, bb 2 people can have the same appearance but have different genetics: BB vs Bb Genetics vs. appearance How were these brown eyes made? eye color (brown B) eye color (brown B) eye color (blue b) eye color (brown B) vs. B BB B Bb B b Karyotype A kayrotype is the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species. By studying karyotypes, you can determine what traits are inherited. In other words… Chromosomes are digitally arranged so that they are matched with their homologue or “partner” chromosome. Homologue chromosomes are the same size, shape, and carry the same genes, and one is inherited from each parent. They are numbered according to size. Sex determination with karyotype This karyotype has 23 exact pairs. Note that #23 chromosomes are both X. Therefore this is a female. Normal human male Note that #23 chromosomes are X and Y. Is this person female or male? Trisomy 21 Abnormality shown in karyotype Note that there are three copies of #21 chromosome. This person has Down Syndrome. Photos of Down Syndrome patients from the National Down Syndrome Society Correlation between mother’s age and Trisomy 21 incidence Monosomy X Abnormality shown in karyotype Note this person only has 1 copy of the X chromosome. This female has Turner’s syndrome. Turners Syndrome XXY Male (Extra X) Abnormality shown in karyotype Note this person has 3 sex chromosomes. This male has Klinefelter's Syndrome. XXY Male (Extra X) How are DNA samples obtained for karyotypes? Amniocentesis: obtaining amniotic fluid which has cells from the fetus Chorionic villi sampling: removing cells from the chorion with fetal tissue If there are chromosomal number abnormalities, how do they form? Meiosis: the process of creating sperm or egg from a diploid cell If there is a mistake when chromosomes are separating, then the resulting sperm or egg will have too many or too few chromosomes. The Human Genome Project An international research effort to determine the DNA sequence of the entire human genome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhoEvAY0ToM